CAROL SERVICE: Haughton Green Methodist Chapel, in Darlington, will hold a candlelit carol service, at 4pm, on Sunday (December 23). All are welcome.

SCHOOL NATIVITY: Corporation Road Primary School’s nativity play takes place at 10am, on Thursday (December 20), at Corporation Road Baptist Tabernacle, opposite the school.

NEW YEAR: A New Year’s Eve party, featuring live music, will be held at The Forum Music Centre, in Borough Road, Darlington, on December 31. The headliners will be The Skybabies, with support from The Tenants, Innocent Wrecks and Hayley McKay. Doors open at 7.30pm, Advance tickets cost £12. For more information, call 01325-363135 or email info@theforumonline.co.uk

GET FIT: Rush hockey sessions are held at Eastbourne Sports Complex, in Darlington, on Wednesdays, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Rush hockey is a five a-side version of the game, open to men and women aged 16 and upwards. Sessions cost £2 per person. For more information, email rushhockey@darlingtonhockeyclub.co.uk or call 01325-254370.

SANTA’S GROTTO: Santa and the Snow Queen will be in his grotto every day until Sunday ( December 23), at Queen Street Shopping Centre, in Darlington. The grotto is free and open from 10am to 4pm weekdays, until 7pm on Thursday (December 20) and from 11am to 4pm on Sunday.

TRIBUTE ACT: Kazabian, a tribute to rock band Kasabian, will perform at The Forum Music Centre, in Borough Road, Darlington, at 8pm, on Friday, January 11. Tickets cost £6 and will be available at the door.

COUNCIL MEETS: Darlington Borough Council’s first meeting of 2013 will be a meeting of the children and young people’s scrutiny committee, at 4pm, in the town hall, on Monday, January 7. It will be followed, at 5pm the next day, by a meeting of the cabinet.